Texas gubernatorial candidate, rocker Ted Nugent to meet voters

Texas gubernatorial candidate
Greg Abbott will be in Denton today with GOP rocker Ted Nugent as part of a
get-out-the-vote drive in Texas, and land commissioner candidate George P. Bush
— the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and nephew to former President George
W. Bush — was in town Monday meeting and greeting local voters.

It’s a nod to Denton’s
credentials as a solidly Republican area with clout, said Denton County
Republican Party Chairman Dianne Edmondson.

“This is a must-stop,”
Edmondson said. “We have been telling them for several years and now they get
it — that Denton County delivers a strong Republican vote. If you don’t win
Denton County, you don’t win the state.”

Abbott’s appearance with
Nugent at campaign events today in Denton, however, and, later in the day, in
Wichita Falls drew sharp criticism from Democrats and women’s groups Monday,
who cited the rocker’s abusive name-calling and his admission to previous
relationships with under-age girls, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Abbott, the state’s attorney
general who is running to replace Rick Perry as governor, will join Nugent at
El Guapo’s Restaurant, 419 S. Elm St.

A meet-and-greet begins at
11:25 and Abbott will speak during lunch. The public is invited to attend.

The Lone Star Project, a
Democratic group, criticized Abbott on Monday for pledging to protect young
Texans while booking appearances with Nugent.

“Greg Abbott has
criss-crossed our state publicly promising to protect Texas women and children
while he’s been making plans to appear at campaign events with an admitted
sexual predator,” said Lone Star Project director Matt Angle.

DIANNA HUNT can be reached
at 940-566-6884 and on Twitter at @DiannaHunt.

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